Freak Flag Flying
Red 40 gathers local bands, artisans, food vendors and gloriously costumed misfits for the third annual FreakFest at Hwy 17 Studios.
View ArticleGodmother of Funk
Martha High spent decades alongside James Brown and is still carrying the funk at 81. She brings the Funky Divas, Fred Wesley and The New JBs to Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
View ArticleGuitar Greats Gather Saturday
Santa Cruz Guitar Company celebrates 50 years of handcrafted instruments with a free block party and an all-star concert at the Rio Theatre on Sept. 19.
View ArticleKicking Good Time
Santa Cruz band Kentucky Mule mixes country, Americana, bluegrass and roots with a punk-bred energy as it prepares for shows in Monterey and at the Crepe Place.
View ArticleRejecting Nostalgia
Public Image Ltd multi-instrumentalist Lu Edmonds discusses the band’s evolving sound, improvisational spark and refusal to live in the past.
View ArticleHigh Speed
Grammy-nominated guitarist Bill Kirchen and acclaimed guitarist Nina Gerber bring decades of roots, rock and folk history to The Landing in Scotts Valley.
View ArticleFreak Flag Flying
Red 40 gathers local bands, artisans, food vendors and gloriously costumed misfits for the third annual FreakFest at Hwy 17 Studios.
View ArticleGodmother of Funk
Martha High spent decades alongside James Brown and is still carrying the funk at 81. She brings the Funky Divas, Fred Wesley and The New JBs to Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
View ArticleGuitar Greats Gather Saturday
Santa Cruz Guitar Company celebrates 50 years of handcrafted instruments with a free block party and an all-star concert at the Rio Theatre on Sept. 19.
View ArticleKicking Good Time
Santa Cruz band Kentucky Mule mixes country, Americana, bluegrass and roots with a punk-bred energy as it prepares for shows in Monterey and at the Crepe Place.
View ArticleRejecting Nostalgia
Public Image Ltd multi-instrumentalist Lu Edmonds discusses the band’s evolving sound, improvisational spark and refusal to live in the past.
View ArticleHigh Speed
Grammy-nominated guitarist Bill Kirchen and acclaimed guitarist Nina Gerber bring decades of roots, rock and folk history to The Landing in Scotts Valley.
View ArticleSmells Like Teen Spirit
San Lorenzo Valley’s teenage art-rock band Coyote Theater takes its adventurous songwriting, odd time signatures and theatrical performances to the Joshua Tree Music Festival.
View ArticleDazzling from the Desert
Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan brings his powerful voice and desert-born solo album Weapons of Beauty to Felton Music Hall on Oct. 14. James Durbin explores the songs’ vulnerability and soulful pull.
View ArticleLunch and Launch
An afternoon under the spell of a world-traveled voice, with a collection of songs newly gathered and refined during a breathtaking personal odyssey. All this and more is on the menu when Kay Martin...
View ArticleRock the Porch
Santa Cruz’s first Porchfest brings 53 bands to 14 porches on Oct. 3. Organizer Darrow Feldstein turns front steps into stages for a free day of music and community.
View ArticleGuitar Greats Gather Saturday
Santa Cruz Guitar Company celebrates 50 years of handcrafted instruments with a free block party and an all-star concert at the Rio Theatre on Sept. 19.
View ArticleKicking Good Time
Santa Cruz band Kentucky Mule mixes country, Americana, bluegrass and roots with a punk-bred energy as it prepares for shows in Monterey and at the Crepe Place.
View ArticleRejecting Nostalgia
Public Image Ltd multi-instrumentalist Lu Edmonds discusses the band’s evolving sound, improvisational spark and refusal to live in the past.
View ArticleHigh Speed
Grammy-nominated guitarist Bill Kirchen and acclaimed guitarist Nina Gerber bring decades of roots, rock and folk history to The Landing in Scotts Valley.
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